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Psalms 40:3
3He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the Lord.
Psalms 40:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He has put a new song in my mouth— Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the Lord.
Context of Psalms 40:3
1I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry. 2He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the Lord. 4Oh, the joys of those who trust the Lord, who have no confidence in the proud or in those who worship idols. 5O Lord my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them.
Read all of Psalms 40Psalms 40:3 word by word
וַיִּתֵּ֬ן בְּפִ֨י׀ שִׁ֥יר חָדָשׁ֮ תְּהִלָּ֪ה לֵֽאלֹ֫הֵ֥ינוּ יִרְא֣וּ רַבִּ֣ים וְיִירָ֑אוּ וְ֝יִבְטְח֗וּ בַּיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he hath putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- a newחָדָשׁchâdâsh · newH2319
- songשִׁירshîyr shîyrâh · songH7892
- in my mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
- praiseתְּהִלָּהtehillâh · praiseH8416
- unto our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- manyרַבrab · manyH7227
- shall seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- and fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
- and shall trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
- in the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for Psalms 40:3
- Psalms 33:3Sing a new song of praise to him; play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy.
- Psalms 144:9I will sing a new song to you, O God! I will sing your praises with a ten-stringed harp.
- Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song with these words: “You are worthy to take the scroll and break its seals and open it. For you were slaughtered, and your blood has ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.
- Revelation 14:3This great choir sang a wonderful new song in front of the throne of God and before the four living beings and the twenty-four elders. No one could learn this song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
- Psalms 103:1Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.
- Isaiah 12:1In that day you will sing: “I will praise you, O Lord! You were angry with me, but not anymore. Now you comfort me.
- Psalms 34:1I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak his praises.
- Psalms 35:27But give great joy to those who came to my defense. Let them continually say, “Great is the Lord, who delights in blessing his servant with peace!”
- Psalms 52:6The righteous will see it and be amazed. They will laugh and say,
- Psalms 64:9Then everyone will be afraid; they will proclaim the mighty acts of God and realize all the amazing things he does.
- Psalms 142:7Bring me out of prison so I can thank you. The godly will crowd around me, for you are good to me.”
- Hosea 3:5But afterward the people will return and devote themselves to the Lord their God and to David’s descendant, their king. In the last days, they will tremble in awe of the Lord and of his goodness.
- Acts 2:31David was looking into the future and speaking of the Messiah’s resurrection. He was saying that God would not leave him among the dead or allow his body to rot in the grave.
- Acts 4:4But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of men who believed now totaled about 5,000.
Commentaries on Psalms 40:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3A new song - Cheerfulness and joy had long been strangers to him. He seemed to live to utter the most doleful complaints, and be a prey to suffering and wretchedness. Praise for a sense of God's favor was a new song to him. The word is often used to signify excellence: I will sing a most excellent and eminent song. Many shalt see it - I will publish it abroad and fear-to sin against the Lord, knowing by my example what a grievous and bitter thing it is…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And he hath put a new song in my mouth - See the notes at Psalm 33:3. The idea is, that he had given a new or fresh “occasion” for praise. The deliverance was so marked, and was such an addition to former mercies, that a new expression of thanks was proper. It was an act of such surprising intervention on the part of God that the language used on former occasions, and which was adapted to express the mercies then received, would not be sufficient to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The psalmist thanks the Lord for rescue and affirms that people can trust God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-171-3. The figures for deep distress are illustrated in Jeremiah's history (Jr 38:6-12). Patience and trust manifested in distress, deliverance in answer to prayer, and the blessed effect of it in eliciting praise from God's true worshippers, teach us that Christ's suffering is our example, and His deliverance our encouragement (He 5:7, 8; 12:3; 1Pe 4:12-16). inclined--(the ear, Psa 17:6), as if to catch the faintest sigh.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 40
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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